The York County Emergency Management Agency hereby is established.
The Emergency Management Agency shall be responsible for providing
an adequate emergency program and for emergency operations, including
response and recovery during disasters, in accordance with the plan
and program of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
[Adopted 2-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-02]
We, the undersigned Commissioners of the County of York, Pennsylvania,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 7501 of the Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Services Code (35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7501), as amended,
do hereby declare the existence of a disaster emergency in the County
of York.
The York County Emergency Management Director is directed to
coordinate the emergency response activities, to take all appropriate
action needed to alleviate the effects of this disaster, to aid in
the restoration of essential public services and to take any other
emergency response action deemed necessary to respond to this emergency.
The York County Emergency Management Director is authorized
to act as necessary to meet the current exigencies of this emergency
by employing temporary workers, by renting equipment, by purchasing
supplies and materials and by entering into such contracts and agreements
for the performance of public work as may be required to meet the
emergency, all without regard to those time-consuming procedures and
formalities normally prescribed by law, mandatory constitutional requirements
excepted.